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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElection 2019: Virginia GOP candidate suggests ankle bracelets for women seeking abortions.
Theres so much craziness and extremism coming from the Trump Republican Party these days, sometimes we all get numb to it. Nonetheless or perhaps for that very reason its important to point out the kinds of things Trumpublican candidates and elected officials, including here in Virginia, are saying. For instance, check out the following comments, at a recent forum, by Republican Bill Drennan, whos running against the Democratic nominee in HD87 (Loudoun County/Prince William County), Suhas Subramanyam.
The number of abortions in Virginia in 2017 was 17,210. The number of gun deaths, the misuse of guns, was 1,041. Thats a ratio of 16.5:1. How about this, contrarian? Im going to impose commonsense restrictions on the constitutional right to an abortion? How about ankle bracelets? I dont think very many people would agree with that.
By the way, I checked this guys website, and it seems he was a military aide to President Ronald Reagan, responsible for the Presidential Emergency Satchel (the Nuclear Football). Hmmm. And in the issues section of his website, he says he opposes red-flag laws that are designed to strip citizens of their unalienable rights and falsely claims that there had been legislation that would have eliminated restrictions on third-trimester abortions and legalized infanticide. In fact, as Senate Democratic Leader Dick Saslaw explained the other day on The John Fredericks Show:
There have been
close to 200,000 abortions performed in Virginia since the year 2000
only two two! out of slightly less than 200,000 have occurred in the third trimester
the bills purpose was to get away from requiring three doctors in that trimester when we dont require three doctors to approve it for any other procedure
and that was the purpose of the bill.
https://bluevirginia.us/2019/10/video-virginia-house-gop-candidate-suggests-commonsense-ankle-bracelets-for-women-getting-abortions
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Election 2019: Virginia GOP candidate suggests ankle bracelets for women seeking abortions. (Original Post)
RandySF
Oct 2019
OP
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)1. A professional resume padder is not worthy of representative office.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)2. As long as we tie the guys dick in a knot. nt
Alwaysna
(574 posts)3. Great idea!
Republicans should wear ankle bracelets!
MrsCheaplaugh
(183 posts)4. At least he didn't suggest a scarlet letter.